Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 25, 1874, Page 2

2 THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY. AUGUST 25, 1874, * THE PERITENTIARY. What the Peoplo of Joliet Think on the Subject. ¢onstant Quarrels Between Commis- sioners-and Wavden, How hom Turned the Tables on : Capisins and Bane, Management of Affairs by the Present «Warden. Yctter from Commissioner Bane, THE PRESENT SITUATION. Spectal Correspondence of The Chicano Z'ribune, JovieT, Aug, 23, 1874, Tha Peniientinry Commissionors—thoso of tha **now denl"—torminated theiv rossion horo Baturday afternoon, tho. busingss of Mr. Wood- bury M. Taylor enlling him to Chicago. 'Ino ro- cont.netion of the Govornor in' reard to thly body lias boen tho subjoct of much comment this roétion. ‘Tho whole affalr approaches the proportions of A GRAND MUDDLE, ko Board of Dyulteutldey Commiesionors ap- pears Lo be Jooked apon by tho pooplo of Wil County much i tho yamo way that tho peoplo of Cbicago look wgpon tho Doard of Lolico Commssioners— morcof a hindrance than a lielp; v fifth whool, 80 to speal. From Jirst to last, pow Board and old Bonrd, all taoe same, tho Wardeu Lins Kud war with the Commissiouers, and . the lattor witlt the Wardou. ‘Tho.Commls- sioncrs como aronnd sboubonce nmonth and nudit bills, They also look aftor tho govern- mont of the prison. How they can, by holding, oov, n dozen meotings in tho year, if their heads ayo nwot sooucr cut off, make up theic minds aa to what is it action as rogards Penitontiary mat- tera, is o mystery to overybody, .oven to thomsolves. Thoy got 81,600 a- yoar onoli, and dro nppointed by the Giovernor. The Commissioners elect tho Wardon, who goty .$9,600 & year. It js commouly supposed . liora that all of thom *‘make” somothing out of con- trnots, and mattors of thatkiud, Besides 52,400, THE WARDEN i lodged nnd banrded at tha prizon. Jlo has ol propor accommodation, and can malko . himuel? quito comfortubla if Lo chboses, Hods, in poink of fuct,'the head and front of thoe whele institu- Jtion. Everything hinges upon lum. .If he is o man of business, the prison pays, If.ho is not a mun of businees, tho. State leses. .If ho-ia B uisciplmarion, thero,is *order in .Warsaw,” and tho convicts aro live rogular soldiers in the sobrioty of their demeanor, uud tho exactnoss.of their movements. If the Wurden is lax in disel plive, tho Doputics follow bis exampio, the keop- :ors “tako aftor” tho Doputios, aud ,tho gunrds catel tho infoction, ‘Lhe prisoners :becomo lazy sud unruly; work dings slowly along, and mal- tors genorally go to the doga. Honce tho Ward- on, if lio bo of thoe right mnterial, can malko tho State’s Prison n bonn fido teformatory, o credit .to.Illinois, and & moans of replenisbing.thoe Biate Trénsury. Untortumtoly for Iliinois, the Poni- _tentinty did not alweys pay. It was a loming gamo for a losg Lime. (ELMER WASHDURY, lato Superintendent of the Clicago Police, com- “menced thio roformation. Gov. Paliner appoint. ‘od-him Comuniesioner, and subsequantly induced JLifm 1o tako the ofiice of Wmden, saying that lio would staud by lum. Washbura went to work Jlike a man, brushed the gobwobs off tho prison- walls, aud: brought order out of chnos, -1lo hado sfstomn of Lis own, aiid onforced 1t rigidly. Onro- Iaus or luzy omployes wore instantly discharged, _anil the prisonors wera “brought Lo time” with o colerity never ‘finown to’them'bofore. -Wash- buin bodd _to fight the Commissiouers just as ho bad to' fight the Chicago Bonrd of Police, but Palmerdsd not‘fulilll lus promiso, so Washiburn censed to bo Warden. Whon ¢ante ¥ ‘31, EDWARDY, who had a short reign, and was suceceded by Capt. Smuth, who wns lied in’ tho Sag Bridgo disastor o year-ngo. o was followed Ly BIAY. T, W, WHAS, who was first appointed & Comnisstoner ; and, like Washburn, was subsequently olected Warden:* Ihs ‘admimstration appeared to bo yery succossfutl, nithough it was well known that .be was_constantly'st war with the Commission- ers, The latter, ns appointcu by Gov., Bever. idgo, woro as Yoliows: Cal. M, M. Dane, Quiney ; Dr. J. T, ‘Canisius, Aurora; end Col. J. M. The two first Southworth, Woodstock. 7 namod ‘n}ul Maj. Wbatn were continually at loggerheads "8 rogarded Peuitontinry 1!\)!\0&'&!’ was not afls Southworth, ivimicsl to Lim. ' Maj. Wham's idons ar direlpling wero military—ho bud served both m our reguiar and volunteor armios—which did ot sult, 1t is allered, the gantiomon alluded to. The Dn‘puly Warden, ‘I A. Hall, becamo intract- able. 1le would not carry out tho ordors of hiy wuparior, aud, it is aileged, ho Wwas supported in his insubordinction by o mujority of-the Board of Comnussioners, 4 Bucome somowlint sunoyed at the course taiton by Huil, Maj. Whnm decided to dismisa Lhim, which ho did, The Commitsionors next day Duld a segsion at-which they rulod with o high hand, and, Southworih vating in the nogdtive, RENOVED MAT, WA ns Warden. This happencd sbont the last of July, ‘then thoy brought Inn gentleman from, ‘Wairon—he l‘urmcr@y resided In Hancock Codnty ~pamed Maj. R. W, MeLaughry, who was duly appointed Wardon. Autho same time lall was restored as Doputy, This “bred ‘war,.' Maj. AWham, who is & closn peraonal triend of Sonator Logun, sot out in search of that statesman, but bo was m Colorado, Then the Major proceeded to Springticld, and ‘HAW GOV, DEVERIDOE, Tho result of thoir confolanes was soon ap- arent in the removal "ol JMesers, Bane and &midun. and the sppointinent of Maj. Wham nud AMr. ‘Woodbury M, Y'aylor, of Clicago. ‘Ihis-appenrod to complicate mnttors still woro, and pooplo ‘gonerally - expected an- other row st tho meeting of -tho now Board. Tlus did not oceur, howaver, but that it will oceur is morully cortai, IMLL STILL REMAINS hiwself, 28 Depuly Warden, whichk can lardly be agreenblo to Maj, Wham, »fer what - bus passed, Maj. AMcLaughry, who i8 n very quet, gentlomuniy ofilcer, bus not baeon, 50 far, distuibed 1w tho Wardenship, al- though peoplonroundhere think that tho chances ate strongly in ‘favor of the reappointmout of Maj. Wham to that pasition. -~I'he people do not bpear ‘to think that the ro- moval uf Baue sud Canisins will bo & greus e~ lamity to the Stato. Neither wns yogarded 68 o fhst-claes men for tho plaze. Houthworth is not yory widely kuown, 0 vory little s suid about Bini, Wham is gouorslly admitted to be a man of Lino capucity, Just suited for the munagomont of ko large nu aifnir as the Ilinols Suwie Peui- teutiary, but they feel that ©CMAL MnAvanny ought to got u fair show, sinco ho-has beon ap- pointed. Tho latter goutlewun huy succooded m running' motters emoathly onouxh so fur, but, owing lo the circumstonces surratinding hiw position, nlnnfi poriud of tranyuidity 18 hudly “In tho cirds * for himn. Your correspondont mot Muj, Wham fo-duy, and bad & tulls with bim ovor i © PHE BITUATION, The Major is a vory fiua looking man, laving, ovidently, tho gift of commund ubous him. 0.—Waell, Mujor, your Bonrd did not have loug esrion thin timo ? h‘f’:nj‘ W.—Xo ;' Mr, Taylor Lnd to get backto Cliciigo, 80 wo wound up early, 8 C.—You havo Leon esuning soume trouble rela~ tive to this Comniwsionorship “bitiness lataly’ ? Mnj. W,—Ho thoy appenr to mako out. 1 guoxs matters huve all guioted down now, C.—You were Warden of the Penitentiary for sbout n vear:¥ - 5 Mnj. W,—Yes ; Ihavo beon long familiar with tho menagement of large bodies of won, b= Hevo in k1ot diseipline without unduo severity, C.—1 supposs you huve ta keop & yreity sharp watch ou tilngs TO MAKE THIS INSTITUTION PAY? Maj. W.—Yen, indoed, Loi years the Ponl- tonthiry was o drag-chnin on tho Stute. It usedto siuk £1,000 & duy, hot to spoak of what wan matlo by couviet Inbor, 1t wan s doud®osn of 363,000 o year Lo tho Biete,~monoy pmid out of ‘tho Yronsury, Elmer Wasliburn™ wag tho first mna 4hint put vigor futo it, I am proud to eay that durlng ny term au Wardon tho prison bus peid, Wo clewrcd 33,000 in Juno und 3,000 in July, 4 —E E e s T the tivo lnsh mogtls ‘of;my. lnnumhnnu{‘-’ 2oy, Dovorjago 1a') orfedily bugiadnt'of tlls,” nud 'k'l!ot\\vl}"ljmi dfnm‘un .fss:m mnke hn nstitntion I tho 401t Phys & -y AR 2 0.~Do yzu?' supposo -that the Btalo Prisons hroughont the country pay? Maj, W.—1 am coitain tht they donnt, 1t 1 had timo to hunt thom up, I'd show you soma roports of - Enutern Foritontinvies, - Aubnrin and Sing Sing for oxamplo, whoro it v shown thnt money is sunk month aftor montn, and . thoro nwumu to bo no rowady. for jt. 1 0.~V pay? Maj, W.—Icop tho convicls at work; sult overy man to what ho deslren” most to work at; foed thom well, and oo-thnt tha work thoy do iy of tho'best quality. ' 1t noada constant apphod- tion to mnka evorything work i pru‘»nrprdur. Linxues of dikoipitnt {4 tho worst pousible thing thut could hapyen to n Pomtonbiary. ¥ . CONFIDENTIAL, ' O.—Aftor you wora' romovad ny Wardon you wont Lo Bprigiiold and saw Bov_ridyo,~tho rd- muva) of Ianie und inmaus was . tha™ rosult of your intorviow? Maj, 'W.—I wont to_ Boringlold nnd saw tho Qovernor, © Wit tool plaga” bowweon s I am not at liborty to stuto. 5 ' U.~=Did yon 200 n\ocn\-rsnrm\flnnnn thnt passed botweon-tho Governor and the doposed Commis- slonou? . Mnj, W.—Homo of it. Tt did not amonut to auything very important. 'Tliocluef grotnd way, I believe, * want of harmong.” TIN POENKNT WATDEN, O.—Who {8 Mnj. MoLnughry, Warden? Maf. W.—A vory' excollent_goutloman, for whou I inve o high vegard, -Ho 18 quiot and uunssuning—vory muoliso indood. I liko the Mnjor, 1 mist say. O.—Ara thoro auy. furthor complications to bo lovked for in tho near future? Manj. W.—I cannot say anything abont tho fu-. ture. Thut must provido for itsolf. At presont -overylhing id harmonlots. Y AT THE PRISON. Subsequently your vosréapondont rado out to tho Peudiontinry “and ingpected nil the workmgs of that estublishmont, waioh, - it must bu con- fessod, avo ndmirably maunged. Tho plco ja o moyel of clondliness in- overy ‘de- partmadit. " Tho retions” allowed to ~ each prigonor are very * libioral,—euough for. tho hungricst lind of & ploWman. Fhe culinary dopattniont is superiutonded by Muj. Penpor, who lng held tho oflice for many yorry. Tho Rav..Mr, Brisedo looks altor-the spifatunl wants of 'the prisotiern, and Mes; Juilson, the woithy Matron, attends to tho munagroment of tho ning- teen fewnlo prisonors, /Thore ato 1,250 mile com‘h:ln‘——,n‘lommh mnjority ovor tho © wolter “gex,”" P'hero in,'Howovbr, vory littlo * softneus | wmong 'tho women “convicts At Joliet. * Hattio| Alton, the notorious paoel harlot, oud Tiouisa .Buyce,. tho suupected murderess of . young-Johm-! Bon, nro _among the coped. solled ‘doves, Th othend ard chisily from' ‘Chieago, and irs as hard o looking set of siunory as'over tho ‘suiy moon,, “or dtard shone upon, 5 I had tho pleauitrs of meoting the new Wardan, Major MoLaughry, who appented to bo oqual nt aro your idoss of mmking a privon tho presout u oyory (respect to tho yory. lactoring charactor. | “given of ‘him, Although bt nfow wesks i of- fico, he appears ‘to bo very Tamiliny with detdils, -and'to knuw . tho history of most of the pris- ‘ouors, : 'Ag.tho disciplino of Joliet \Penjtontiary has Leen #o frequently desoribed, I shall tot that pat of my uxpérience ** slido - for tho .presout. As o prison, 16 is, undoubledly, a success ; and wlio- ever_gots thoro for -nufl offenso . may pay, like the duinued, * Out of this thero is no redomp- RICT 4 e GEN.. BANE T0 GOV, BEVERIDGE. . After’-some ‘proliminary corrospondence be- tween Gov. Boveridgo and tho two n,stlr,ln;: Con _misgloners, Messrs, Bano and Canisws, 1 whiel “tho"lattor demanded the ,Goyernor's ‘rensons, et for tho roquest to rosign nud afterwards for the romoval, Gien Bano addrosred the following spicy lottor to the Governor, wlilch will bo found to bo good rending : LCOMMIMIONTRS OFTICK, LLLYOLS SYATH UENITENTIARY, Jouter, 1N, Aug, 22,1871, To in Exeelleney, Tohn L Beretlilje,: Gavernar of 1ttiiola: ‘180 Th*Toply " £ thi6 /st 10L6 frows you, whieh {8 your order remoyingmo :from tue position’ of Qom- Indisioner, ote,, 1 bovoto sny thut Dhad fuintly hoped that u keuso of Justice 0 su old night fmduco ~you " lo ' shswer my. st notc, und ghve nio Lalrly tho roubons for reiuesting mo toresige, D.it 1nin niortitléd tukidy aud feel that by ‘porsotial ard otliciul relutiohi with yoit have™ praven tmat, with-'you, il questions of ‘juatice, va well au ‘morals aud reifgion, Tauk far below questions 6€ politi= “cal combiuntions 10r ofico suke, , 1 know ithat your coinbinutions wero_strong ‘poiltically, for You ‘i takon cecusion‘lo dnform tue membera’ of the' Buard thint-you aud'Gen, 'Fogan were mutually pledged ong *t/ thi ottier, for Unitud Btiites Sonator unil' Governor, But 1 did ot for a moment supporo.that you iero ab alf threatoning to aunibiintd the Soard, * | Wiy, i1, Up to within & few daya'tlio Board had not only your otlicll, but your persoual confidenco, ~ You wery whispering futo our ears’ political secrets, that iu your eathmation wero’ of infinltely more hinportunco than suy snd ull others; awd you were overanxlous ateo about the political kecrets of othier great men,— men soving on’thy ofsil chess-bodrdy und inquised who Lnow wiiether 8, AL, Callom and Dan ;Shupuord veera now ¥ plowing togethier or not” Now, Gov~ oruior, it view of all this cioso confldénco and pivsonal friendship, 50 very recont, what ban the undersigued duno to forfels your displeasure, aud justify your of= Tort 10 2ustain your 5 DIG INDIAN TET, and diegeace 13, witiout catise, Wo uze JGft tu gucss, and coujecture, Was our ro- mioval 1nado hecauso' wo' romoved M), Withm? Did sour auger wix hot on.this account? 1f ko, oxpluin Avhy was it it you freely talked wiih us to'defer it, it possible, tul after tho fall olectioi,’ Ani fusthermors, why was'it (hat it our enggestion o take him dway from ‘the pricoa that we mignt have peace, procurdug foF bin kowe # Jiudan ¥ or other upe poiutinent, you at once agreed o s0s Gon, Logan il confer with bim, with o view of gotling this puge nacious, undiscipined, sud orérgrawa * “ boy ont of {lo ‘priwon, = Now, Governor, if You woro' 80 remarkably ‘burt ut Lfs removal why did you full ju_ with-instead of denouncluga plan which tho Board had susrgested for tho purpose of gotbiig rid of b, ond after thfs it will bo Usoiess for you 16 try-to couvinco anybady that (s Board (14 wrobg u romoy- inig Sinjor Withn, bico yoivud aiveady etored fute & quatl_alleglance with the-oard to k1) L off aud got hitn awny. 1t 38 110w boo 1to to bbject to tinio atid modo of Lis Ueeapdtation, since yon sinctioned tho ne- cessity aud promised your uid, You rhad mudo o visit 10 Goit, Logult to aid ki carrying out tho plan to get M. out, as you Informed mo at your home in Sprintigeld, btatiug hat you would try and sco i agaln, as you Jiad uot, nt your first visit, a favorubls appormnity, “Nor van yoi'atitgo thut tno action of tho Buard i appoluting MAT, I, W, BTAUGURY to tho Wordenship Arst roveaied to you onr fucompo- tency or ueglect of duty, for you hud_ already notitud. | Tty thit you siould sustain Alm fu his placo, o8 you Tud " beens Informed “thiast bo was au_exeellent ma ehicli’T supposo sou learned from' your urother'a I ter to Melaugliry, congratulating 1o Seibs on i ap- olntmient ;' i1 wamo ltter from sour brother, s Stato- fouso Cotmisslouer, roferiug Lo former’ reporta f1om your pet in unything but complimentary terms, But'it may be, wle, that your allegation of negleot of duty Is basod'on our setion lust farl, whien thugreat fiuneial erasly’ fell upon the rountry, i looking uftir our funils, -Desiring to bava the S0 or£60,000"of persoual funds, which wu theu hud, mads seciro, wo sizected thie Wiirdow, 88 You ura wwlre, (o distributolt amongst four or five bauks, taking collaturals for safoly, thinking 1t bad polley’to huve tho ehtiro per- woul funct i1 ano hauks, o4 nity sensiblo Lusiness-uan wonlid bive thought, You hicve wut forgatten how Lo wétedfi your prescice, When'wo urgod upon his wid sour tonsidoration (il the ‘taw provided, * Kig Wurden, under ‘tho diroction of the Commitwoners, sl b tho cuntouica of Lo sunds, {6 yehomeutly atlivming tt (¢ wae nonaat the Board's bustness, tho luw pub him' §i° possesslon of tho funds, aud iat he coulil’ carry thom in lus * oot Lea, 181 8o eliowo, and that wo hid 1o remeily,—thut ol advised us, in order ta savo HAD PLELENG, not tomake tha order then, Tho ust tiino you ndvised us on the subjact of Lis b6 gerency, you sall 1t was our duty 1o buve “lct Lty 5 W it him as long us’ o fowsht us, Bt not to ‘have turued im out. What \wisdon fil such Esocutive counsel | *WhY, slr, wera you not wiil. Ing totakou Mittlo of tho medicinu you advive for athira sofroely? Yo cannot huve forgoiten Low nuxions tito Hoard wus when dozeus of bank wero susponding ait uronnd s, switisalt our fuuds in ona bauk, aud yet, undor your wivice, notifug lias been doto, eyon 10 this day, Blanding upou the floor before sou, vohomently HsFashing the wir, sfitrming thut e would * tuow aud theru pray for atrength to, fight this Nght out, uctin, likon groat boy, after hismotlier had spanked fifm, no Teannot betiovd you would uve tolerated sueh conduct In wuy other oficial fu the Ktato, Violutly ussorting 4t Bo wowid ot oboy tho order 1€ {4 was - law—ull [n YOUr presence, Biiel 16 the class of men You huve to protect and promote, 1 pity our Brate I such 1 your ruloof duty, i TIfE BLEP CONTIACT, It moy be you think wo negiected onr duty, and showed. hucorpetegicy 1a our eilurts 1o protuct thy pelsou ngafst o frandulent execntion of our beef contenct, Whou wo fonnd your © b wis, througis his subordiuntes, receiving bad beof, wo notltiéd you, aud directed the keeper ju chsrge of thobutehering jo roport 0 s all bad lack, and, very woon, your ¢ pit witusforred bin (o unothor duty, aud fusily dismfssed i, awslgulng wa o Yeason pPreyious bad vocord,” Wo ‘conld-not well submit to atch indiguity, 0 wo Nired Win to do our bistshering nid wolghibyg, und gy it ordury Lo rort to tio Wardon, for dyty, Whereupon * tho Wardon drove” him “ont of {liy prison end “throstencd him’ it over lio Ireturnod, uud . then appoalud fo yo, il agam you camo to his gl Tovastigation dow shows (it your fpct" was recelving for prison mest crubby Woxas stcurs, @omo wearlng donble Lrund, ‘Anur und tough, somo of them discasud aud rauntg With mator, Willeh tho Commissionors saw butchered snd thrown to the hogs: poor ald covwa, nny of thew big with calyes welghlo trom do £o 100 pounds, ull lost welght, © > Qur Contract culls Tor wativa cattle, corn-Tud, wolge Jug ut Joust 700 pounds, und wll f0 o’ goad bitchers! shack, ‘Thia, BiF, 18 15 kit of meat (b nion avi wind Tievo been eatingy bud tn thng tesing to dlscliaryo onx duty In_protecting the prison from wlnb sppiears a peliua tacly frawd, wo aro dismivsod frow oflive dis. fiencetuily, und (ko vory mun whose nogilgouce, it 10t fenud, frva \ disvo ‘Toen trylug to, proteot. the prlsin “"i‘":flfhp{ax’f'n?h’ya o m:)my:’rpncci,.p & o : ot bollovo, miry thnt a pooplawith puy Apnsd o .)uufiw Wt ustiry o fudoens Song sertone > HQW TIE WANDEN OREYED' OUUERS, You aro qwara Liat in thls caso 0 oknll $ho exe eenive powoe you havo beot ablo to oxpralgo over filin {wleh for woitio reseon kuuwn fo yau wad hlim, T fent, was always snall) togother with nll tho power of the -Huard, $or. Bioro than a fil‘month, to mako your. vet Warden oboy thut order, Under yotr profownd anfor- pretation of tho law i {ho caso, (bt thoiaricould ko bo ordor nifectlig desiiilng witllit® yobr tb proval, ho coustriod mil. osdora - 1o como uuder . thit rule, niid of courso would oboy tiono thl lio #nw _yot thins putting by ata'doad looks and, for domo rensn | Whlch was nlwnys o mystory (0'tho Board, you would guncrally 4o an b *piot ioslted, et T00r wouln, W nover Areamod thit 4n anch offoria o wéro no;g'nuc Iy onr ity * but, looking -back now, 1 frankly aclowlodyo thnt, Judgig, front tho rolict tanos you' muunifested il coralmg to dne mupport when tryling to protoct tho pHaom, that it laoks n i you thonght wo woro wotkint prattist otk inferest nt loast, iy st theury, Tanpass yon tuougli us negligent of ity when wo'thod fo enfobed the order o thg War- don (sour pot) fo'floor tha holltnry, or tho calls of pun istiment, artet ho liad aworn-like o snflor ho would not Oboy tho-oritery s ho dfd nol 1nthl ho brought you to tho prisan, and after tivbiity=fdtir. hotrn of “Wactission ry ehuttiously doclded *ho hnd bettor foor tho ording to tho ordor,” nnd 6HI1. In’tho face of Jor ndyigo.and tlo. pokcanplory aciar of (o lioard, 0°ha to this day rofased to do ff, Yot you patlinron thio bacl and flatter: bl ignoeance while you foclk to dingraco mou who do theirduty, It In. boro -4n theso célls whara mon undor punishs nient lavo to atAnt chained 1o ring-bolts n tho wall— oftenall day muil night, whien (o moreury luke a4 law a6 xoro. This parsgon of wisdom. und ying Iu- din tufulined in your presouce that thfs flourdut wuttld rin “tho discipiine of the prison, atd {f it Lool alltho yuwter of foue arent woul. ta, rélat. b fasels antang logic, und "decldo: hat sou *hurdly thought {hng. fdviig’ o ‘chamed couvick a pino floor i~ stead ‘of n slono flaor .to atond ou all night whon tho morcury ;was b zero _would entira-, iy_rulis dijelplite in .a . well-rogiiated - prison.” Tt was Jast g0 iu relation’ fo tho - ordor ralaligMs. Murry’s ealary $2 per month, 1lo told tho -Presidout of tho Board, with nn_oath, that Lo % nover would objdat, nnd ok s Aat fn his Taco, tolliug him, *We Al A0on 800 wiio Ja 510" And in this ako, &8 s, ou wero ballod i1, And ngfn, with much ¢ mastesly | notbvity * and vast gatisrnoforinl wisdo; you docldod o "l Uibttér 'oboy” it and tho order wan ubeyed | "Tho’ Mayor's Vofo of the Coutt abowt two months after: it was' made, Thus in every || cnso of iy Insolent Aisobodionico-you” cithior stood by hiim, 1o the mortifieation’ of tho Board, or in somo | half-opposing mannes coaxed him to -pretend to oboy | ‘tho order utdedbt, =y Atter cuduring 118 AECRLERA' RETRAVAGANCD 1n tho puréluse oF custly stovis, carpatn,: farnitnro, wafim cannod fruits and: proscrvas, and. in oH fu-- Alanco 8 $600 piauo,with the State's monoy, witliont in npy - instaice’ consulting tho Board, “tnhl wo. falt. outranod, Wo mndo”an order chbcking his rocklods | carcer, anid roquired him to lay beforo. tho i Board in- ventorie of auch articles; boforo parclasiay them, for § thelr approval, This. order threw hiri' into n violent Taga; ho word 1o wwonld not obey 3¢, and agaln {ap-! penled to'vour Extollenoy s nd, s you hid_generally udonn " before, yon camo (o his reifef nfter kuowing theso facte, aml divected us not to aunoy him, or *.re- flect " upon himiwitn such an ordor,nd thus the, Board ato auothies bata_of:Bsecutivo dirt, ; o this T ibve 1o -doubt your-Ixeolonoy - focls - wo| “ noglected our itty;” for I 5upposo wo wero *in o way of your infereats, s S . Ay overy min of sotigo about tho prizon will teli you, s ot of yours® removerl ‘tho -Doputy Warden, vory mitch 1o tho” {njury of the inatitution, charging, Dinviyitti cruelty mud murder i yonr: proscnce, suj- orled by nffdavits'ho i talien of ‘one Dannftg, b~ aftied, 1 Dunting now says under outh, Ly thrents and intinldation=seo aMdavik on 1o In'Commis- - sloners! oflice.” " - This 18 thosort of man to wliom you avo linked your > T GUNPURATORIAL DEYTINT, 5 A ranting, belligerait, pugnacfous, profino man, who 'cabugt reatiaiu fls profmity beforo oven the convicts dnud gmployes, Such n mum for Warden | o over ticard'of Al n viow on tie park of an Bxceutive, pré- - tondiul; any Knawledga whatever of prison inatfers ? When o wos making thoso clinrges ngafnkt the Dopue £y, ho fheri had dn his offico’ ' Written request’ from gt al to perailt W to (ako'dawn tho riug-bolln 1o tho ‘moltary, which ‘ho tivaled "with an insult, fieklug ‘Hall 3t do bad’ Men “getting, somo of tlio 1—q fool notiona of the Comimieaforiers tto s nd," and 101 tm to siover wiction it to bimsgain 3 nftitivard comen bufore you “fnto Telglit leat il will kil somebady, and nt onco you Tiflo it himcto got 1Tntt ong A Ao you permitted ' this Todhin lnilltnrf‘ hero of yours, s most wonderful atleklde for subotdinatfon afid” obrdlence, to"overstdn " thie Board of Commbssiotierd, And, i conunction With -goirscit, thmove! {he Depilfy - witliout vor Bitting s word of 1t to thw'Hoivd, A3 Gen,Logan wiggedtel,, 1 belloyn your coutio “fn ‘oudstng {0 him [‘frotn -~ the" © very | start, pledithe yoursell to stand by Niw,' has eucourdgodl fifa recklos- ness, femper, and _ fnsubordination, Touch-. ftug tuts_quostion of erueity, I which ‘ho “publlc aro_déeply interosted, it fs quilo . insfimiticant st Auring tho two weuks (Hat M, Wham ran tho prison withoit Capt. Uall lis 1l chatucd to the rlng-bblt thirty-Lwo mon; some stasd thevs night aud day an- iivering tho ealla of niatiire” withoat belng Jot ' doyn, “wllilo from {ha 1et of Aiiguat ta thoe preseut, under Deplity, fall, not o singlo man s hzon eliainbd to tio © “Diit, Vgt w0’ you Jsteurd ro unfounded ‘tlatgra of -your #bifg Indfin % wgainst tho_opinion and wiahes of ‘It ontroBourd, onil ndvlsed ' Whamto remgve him, ity timo 3t _was fnjustleo to'd Ewd;l otll- U (rbo falst, apd tbat: 1t vl a tovr, \ylint was our unitod opinfon worth agamat that’ of tiifa. " 2Xodoo CLlat ¥ of sonin? Nothing, abioluts- 1y nothiug. * Notwitnstanding, You bave beon' offon §ne fornisd that there S uot o cofitraclor’or, employof fn tho prison, who 18 informed, thiat will uot teStily that tho Commissioncrs nra xight, YWl you sy w6 hro guilty of neglecting duty. Such uonrenso will ot “ipiske you Governor agiin, You kuow {rafu utiques~ tlonablo evidenco (hit for months lo Juw ucarcoly spolten o respeetful word of the Contmissioners, and: moraly you bavo pursletently supporied Iim.' You urged un o gt o, and eonthnin o 23t ety for iy parl, X take o moro in wine, and I Joast dio fighting Blaues 4 oty your 4 CULeC 1 I would yather Lo deenpituted,”.turned’ ‘out! of oiec, thon st, & fzurediend, for sour! big Todisn® to danco . aronud; 1b’ has ofton | boin n questfon Wit tho“Boatd iwhuther Wham was ! not crazy, Laving Jeard {hat thomalady’ {4 hereditary | intho elock, Tow cap you olberwise nceount for hifs | afvange, unmeaning, senseluss words und viewa 7—for | fumiuiicd, when (o' Band. In your proseuc requirod | Tsim to lay oll bitls,bafara thaw, to Lo pacxed npon bo- | fors Lio shionld pay thiom, o said ho would not do kiich | & foollsh thilig, "—he Would nok ho bound ups in that | way 3 that, it o did not like his purohsos, we #could fake”it out of bia sulary or sueon his bond,” ote,~ | foolinly twaddlo that 1o levol-hoaded busifices-mun | wonld have thonght of, whith on thia oceuston, for s woler, brought_your Excellonoyp & faugh in the face of your suporior,—nan indigpity toward him which your Escellency soldom had tho couraga to Indulgo lu, "hese nrosomo of the many objections that s strikingly uufitted him for the position of Warden, for | whicl you urged him on tho Board (hie samo day that poor Sinith was burled, and beforo Lis corpso was old. Bocanso th Board binvo supplupted btw with s | good mun, as you acknowledge, only dowg what the Iaw unquéstionably watrants, yoil diamiss aud attempt | fo dfegrace us by (ruinpehig o the publicthat wo haa neglected our disty, Whon s ean truthfully assert, aud all'tho facts provo It, that foF tho Ingt twepty days tho prison }ins Ligen i p MoTo Trovperons condition, bolh fiuanclally and morally, with fower punishmenty, than was oyér kngwa since it had o history, *Wiioh Ui mun went out af tiro oflico of Watden, teira of -foy 'aud sludyesa ‘wopa klied 5 {hero wus unusual congratuli- Alous tudidgod 117 dianke ero presnted s by mployers, coutractors, amd all lutereatod, auld 1ow-havo poacs uid prospority 1n {he Drigon ; but'no, sir, your Mndhen was ont, und ko st buve a plice, for ho 18 1 the big Loghn wud Bov- ‘eridgo ting, nd o may brouk Jooso und g3 to Ollom, and I wall téach tioso Conmmissioners that Whaut und T rule the Penitontiury and (ko polit ‘then Justity your W ditk tolling tho publio what you kilow i8 sono, for wo defy you t0 put yourr finger on ashugl nstatico whora tho Commissongra noglooted a slugio leaal or moral duty, Gan you expladn, on (ho ground of duty, the resoi why Wham kopt'conviets ucko1in their coils awaitin, for tho car ¢ompany to get ready to start up, until tho Stato had lost from 03¢5 400 dayw’ Labor, whon other contractors wers demandiiig uoro nen, uuder conteacts not full? Kowo wen can explain if, but £ canniot,—at loast'consiuteistly with his dutv, % °AND NOW A PEW PERSONAL QUESTIONB] Why ‘wia §t you ‘toll mu that Gon, Logu aud frlends wrged yau_etrongly to givo Wham o placo ou tho Bourd, or a8 Wardeu 7 Waon, in fact, na G, Logau says himself, o wonld hnve nothing to do witi it, and was opposed to 1t, und udvised him 1ol to take 1t's und furthor says that you seemed “determined to have i at ull huzards, nid, oo T esld beforo, tainks your urging in-bringing him ore, and your promisos o stimd by him ot ol hozards, have bred i bin an nestirancnninbenrablo - bnd " divgusting, - Wa it Wintm_who taught you your prison docizino, whish you gavo to tho Loaid o fivat limo you ever met hom, viz,: that uil quostions of humanity, n- struclion, reform, and rdliglon fi this prison st bo subordinito o th ons question of making monvy out of tho prison, in order to muks & " gouil political pimidny befoto tho peopln+ This e, 38 G0 porfuct harmouy with tho gicred doctrino of yous model 14~ ien on'tho pubject of “disciplin. o stated wnder oath before'th Legislative Comuiitteo that, i lie hind i3 Way, Yio wanid Jutroduco whipplog,” {to whip~ plog-post,snd” the cut~a"afne-fail, 1 supposo’ this doutrito o doubtiess brought from tho Indinug, for Ll kuowlodgo af Listory Js o mosyre ho never Niewrd - of tho barbarous or duritages, ow will all this ap- pear 10 flious of your felendn wia i boen” gladly supporting you ou the ground that you staud on high woral and Christlan geounds? Your Clilstiau frionds keold you soveroly for allow- Ing your gucsts to"ghako Lo« funtastio foo” Ya the poaplo’s mntiston, What will they ay Lo your alleyle anceto n man "one-bulf of whoo laugaaga {8 vulgar profunity, and who publicly nanounces, undor cath, tht Iio would futroduico tho aeh on tho Lyra back, and conthuue tho r unb-scrow and el ar- barous meins a3 mako b hoart of the good wan glek 7 Whon thinds wol known, I fonr the Chrlathuy poople wiil not furn ot to hear our rambling gubeFnntorial - itump-apealtor talk of gadls picty, Glirittan followship, ideantsd fove, mid high elviliztloh, Thoso of us who aro i posiesilon of such Tuls baily 16 feal that yous Chetstlunity 1 but s bot 1 thy hundy of your plltical wmbitlon 1o curve your way ab tho expense of uny and all queations mto ullice. ' * You, ur, Wora onc poory—1 soldfer Just from tha arg, belig tho peopl of Uldcago foe oflico, foe youe bréad dud bitbter, but your cold Loart lns ‘Tors otten too saon, L, 00, ani-poor't * wan o soldler, nud it far tho acoidonth of ‘war whould uover Lavo ekod you for (e posftion s but Ieball not whing around Yo ifko n puppy ov, whipped apanlul, und bog for ui. Dther disgraco pud Aaposition tal I'muy Luyo a placo, Rt atAlt foll ti0 pUbH keuoraliy, and may {riondy o ectlly, tho facts in this dingratoful businews—gucly Ithorto wnlcrown—conderiing His Exelloney und Bl # pot 1 Wardon, J. W, Wham, thon Ioave il ver diet to Lhe pouplo, MLBL JianE, 1 ring too,” You worksd' into o frenzy of | THE COUNCIL. Tho Gago Defolostion Once More' Boforo That Body. ntoucheds ’ ; -fudge-Digkey - Unanimously, Gonfirmed.as Corporation Counsgl. Business Jefl, Dlscellancous Businoss. ‘Tho Common Counail mot Iast ovoning, Prosl- dont Dixon in the.chplr. TATOREIH!. WAQES. Ald. Gapnon offored o rosolution directing tho Boatd of Lybllo, Worlks nob o lob any contracts until tho contraciors givo bonds to pay thelr la- ‘borers, and to regorva G0 por cent o pll con- tract prices.ns i guorantpo for, lpborora’ wages. Ald. Cullerton said tha Council biad no control ovor tho award of contracts,and tho only bond [ttt could. bo roquirad wau o bond for tho faith- ful porformance of the work. Ho demandod tho roferonco of- tho resolution to tho Comunltico on Tudtefury, and it was 8o roferrod. BEBATES ON LIQUOR LICKNBES. Ald. Mahr offored . .xesolution sproviding for tho 10bate of jiquor liconsos fu proportion to.the timo covarod - by tho -liconeo,.and tircoting the i| Comptroller to mako such rebnte. Ald. Cniforton offered & substifuto, the same 8 that.adopted last yoar, and making tho rebate sllownnes the eawe. The substitute was' ~adopted. s ., An ordor was pagsed dirccting the proparation of an ordinnnco .for curnjvg bnd grading Con- grens utroot, from Halstod to Loomis streot. ' BALE OF UNOCOUFIED BEAL ESTATE, Ald, Caunon offerod o rosolution fnstructing tho Comptrollor to proceed st onco and ndvertiso “for.gnlo tho nnocoupiod roal eatato, ns .divectod by tho Council, or-elso roport ‘his reagons for negleoting to advortiso. It was adopted. ITANS FOIN WATER-MAINE, Ald, Spaulding offored the following : Resolved, Thot (ho-Board of Pulico wud Firo Oome nissloners bie, and they aro horoby, dirceted tu report 10 the Common Councli, at thetr curhiast convenlonco, snch plan or plana for tho layiug aid distribution of {argd water-mains, and tho comstriction of ‘contluits or Tescrvoirs, 3 in tholr Judgment should be adoptad, fogelhier witll such other recontmondations o8 they may deom it thele ‘duty bo: mako for tho purposo of “gecuriny to (ho city greater protection ngafnst tre. Ald, Cullerton thought tho resolution ought to .be direoted to-tho Boacd of Public Works, ° ‘Ald. Schoffaor enid tho -Board ot Poligo had nlrendy submitiod thoir pians, aud tho mattor ol water inafug should bo loft -with tho Bonrd of Puble Works, Ald, Sonulding accopted the nmondment, and .tho resolution wis pesed fu that shape. 4B FIRE-LIMITS. Ald, McClory submitted resolutions passed by cluizons of tho Sovonth Ward, and an accom~ panying potition for tho repeal of tho ordinance Eqklngvt 0 fire-limits co-extonsive with tho city- mits. Ald, ‘Schoffuor movod the roforenco of the anattar to tho Committco on Pira and Water and tho 8peeinl Committeo, aud.that.tho Joiut Com- mitteo bo instructed to hegien with their report. "I'ho. mattor wos roferred. o Ald, Corcorau atated that ho ad been absent for a week or two, bub would do all in his power now to hurry up action on the five-ordlnance. Ald, Moore said that if-the Commtico wns-too - Jarge, it- should bo roduced, 1t was .o crylng ghamo that noching was dono in tlus Importans ‘matter. . ‘ 4 Ald, Cullorton, in bolwlf of Ald. Campboll, resented n petition of citizons of tho Thirteonth ‘Ward, for tho repeal.of the Hire-limits ordivnace, <Ho added that the intorosts of -tho cityhnd suf- fered by the rocoption of Lord Dafferin. Ho had several timos called tho Committeo to- gothor, but could not got a quortim, Ald.-Soha/tner snid ho bad recelvod but one notico of & Comwittoe mooting, and that time ho attondad. l'{llm petition was roferred to tLe Joint Com~ mitico, Ald. Pickering nrgod that tho Joint Committeo .ropork at ance. Ho.maved that it bo declared that five constituta a.quornm of the Committoe, T'ho Chair stated that » quorum of tho Com- ‘mitteo on Fito and Walor wau sulliciont to trans- .act'busnesa. * - THE GAGE DEFALCATION. Ald, Quirk offured tho following Wirsness, A oity jonrnal makes u statemont in jts gt —Thore in pungency in tho romark of tho Dristal (Tanw,) Cowrier, thut “Fonnouncd's whisky bill would pay our wholo ftate dobt, prineipal and futerost, {u ono yoar,” issue of to~day.that David A, Gago js prepared to pay overall monoys due.Dy ki o the city upon the city's relsaslug Liim from his promisa to pay over the fnter- oat un bink deposits ; tharofore, be TResofced, ‘That the City Compirolier be direoted to sottio with dhe said David A, Gago upon the basis of satd statomont of alleged fucte, Ald, Brand offored the followin Waeneas, During the term of Divid A, Gago as |Gty ‘Ireasurer, o large sum of money, amountiug to ayer 300,000, ling dleappeared, and tho eforts mada o lllu,Crlmmnl Court'to indict nafd David A. Gage for ibariucy or embezzlcniont for ono reason or auothor M I D ‘WrEneas, Bald David A, Gage has fadled up to this timo to pay over 16 Daniel O'ffura, iho present Oity ‘I'reasuror, saiil aum of over Lnlf a million dollars, and our most watchful nowspapers huve kept, during tho last fuw months, a most suspicions silence wbout this question ; snd, Wnegsas, A majority of our cltizens do believo \4horo s groat dangor that #ald wmoney nover will bo ‘Tocovered ; thorefore, bo it : Reaowred, That tho City Taw Dopartment s, snd thay sto béraby, most carnestly requested o tako im- ‘mediato steps 1 ordar to mnke David A. Gago, lato Clty Treasurer, or his surctics, pay over to Danfel ‘O'HHara, the_prosont Oity Treasurer, all the monesa ‘whioh sald David A. Gage fulled to pay over when Nts ‘term of oflize had expired, and also Toport to thin Conucil at thelr earliest conivenloueo wlat netlow, i sny, lias boon takew i thly eave, Ald. Mooro #ald that bis reeollection was that full powets wore grantod to the city authoritios 1o neltle this mattor, and hio moyed Lho referonce of the resolatfous to the Committes ou Finauce. Tuay woro o reforred. A potition aud ncoompanying order for tho ropaic of Halsted stroot Trom Twouty-second stroot to Areher nyonue, wero roferred to the Comumitteo on Judiciary. THE COURT-IOUNE ARCMITIOTS, Ald. Cullorton moyed 8 take up tho von:nunou mattor of tho Mayor's veto of the clectlon of Court-Honse arobitects, and to recousidor tho vote by which tho Comuwitteo’s report was edoptod. A‘d. Tiildroth maintained that to reconsider the matter, with the Law Dopartmont uusettiod in opinion, was a bad thing to do. The hiayor Lad uo right to interfero with the roport of o committoe. It amounted to nothing anyhow, for it Mid not nuthorize the Board of tutila Works to ertor into contract with tho arehitects ; Dut thore was a principle involved, whick was to teach tho Alnyor that himaotion was an uaurpn- tion and & diseourkesy to.tho Council. . Ald, Onllerton said hio was at first of tho opin- fon that tho Mayor bad made a mistake, but ho bad sinco lookad up the mattor, and found thut tho Mayor hind powr to veto ** every act” of the Counell, - Ald, Quirle thought tho Mayor had no such rlgut, aud he moved to Iy the veto on tha table, Tho Obair sugyested that ho meant to lay the motion to reconsidor on the tablo, Ald, Quirk said this was what lio monnt, iI'no voto to jay tho motion on tho table was as follows : J’m‘_“],!lll.lmd\llfl“)!;y" l:':;ls)l'h\\grll;alll, Fl‘llzflu"(lg' cQlory, Bailuy (O, B, reth, 0, Bricn, Batloy (T, }-“3?‘\\'{"1 o, inyrl((, okhardty ALY, Btoit, Languonor, Cannon, Murphv—17, Naya—Ald, Sdwell, Sysulding, Plekoring, Schults, Ttaldy, Cullerton, Clark, Woodman, Meath, Aaore, Behal'nor, Brand, Corcoran, Mr, Presidont—14, Ald, Schaffuor nskod if tho matter wan stlll be- foro the Council, "o Bhair deeidod that tho eriginal matter, tho voto, wan atill bofore tho Couneil, Ald, Selwffuor thougbt tho geutlemen hed overronched thomsolves, The voto waa stll in faree, nu the Council had refused to roconsidor, T'hero was one_nrchiteet, Mr. Willoy, whom tho Mayor's voto did niok wipo uub, 1o movod that tho Law Dulnn'tmonz boinucructod to furnish st opinton as to tha legality of tha cleation of hlr. 4 )lllay, and of gan und Karls, Tho motion pre- vmlod, Ald. Waodman asked if & motion wonld not ba in ordor to pass the Committos reporg over tho Vol Olalr hold that aotlon ou tho mnktog wan auspendod by the motion to table the wotidn to TegonHIdEY, John I1. ITumstool was olected Assistant City Welighor, VERY FUNNY, Ald, Brand offered tho following, but tho Ohnir did not ontartaln fot WatkeAs, A cortein goutlomau s provout lo tho Counvib o, s eventig who hue ucquived un wue onvisblo reputution s & corrnptionlst of Connty Goms Tudssionurs sud o B contrastor {u furntshlug ralten Deans, &Koy, (o Lo county poor ; and, Wutnzay, Gertabi Aldermen aro of tho opinlon tnat that bn,_gn horg thin ovoulng lke a tan, gooking.wham ‘Bomny dovours and, © 0 > WuKfiEas, This ‘Gounclt dealro ta keop thalr skixts flean y{g’u Rueli vormin ; thoroforo, . £ | liesdlved, 'nmtfilm K nmumllhth!l" B, and o fa \perobsy Tndfrucied W atect sald indlyldunt from ftin ‘Conupd] Chamber, IF o can_ find Lim, and [hat 4o bo sithiobzqd to uae'tho woles of 1w bootk, I Lecessary, CONPONATION COUNAEL. By unnanimouy consont, sud on mation of-Ald.: Moora, the Connail took up tho report of tho Andioiury Qommittoo, recommonding ito confie~ Jnution.of the.JIon,T. Lylo Dickoy.as Corporne- tion Counsol. Ald. Quiiic antd ho had -boen fuformed that Judgro'Dickoy did not live fu Chicago, but that Ll fnmily rusldad m Ottawn, i ALL Hichardson stid ho lind boon told that Judgo “Dlekoy had foskided with - hik ' fawily u i ‘Olifengo ainca last Docombar, Tho nomination was confirmed without an op- _posing yote, i 5 BIRERT ENDY, A communieation was recolvod from the Oity Comptroller inclosiug .o hat of unrented streot etidy, ntid re¢ommending tho nasange of an order withotizing the Mayor and Comptroller Lo vont stroot onds au thoy might deom squitablo, Ald, Richapison belioved “that atrect onds ,sliould bo loft yacant for menns of snpproach to the river {n ‘caio of sire. 1o moved the refors enca of the matter to the Comamitieo on Firo and Water. 1t was eo reforrod, i STREET IMPIOVEMENTA. An ordinance was passed -for filling Asbland aygnuo - from ‘aylor strect to tho Bonth Branch of-tho Oblengo Itivar; alko for curblug, grading, sud paving Ilubbard court from Htato etroot ru Miohigun avouto. i A LITTLE DUSCOMRE, Ald. - Quirk offurad a rosolution, which was adopted, directing the Board of ‘Pablic Worlks uot to pay aay congractor of contractors a youch- or for mity work'dono until -they aro satisfiod that tho omployes of such contractbry aro Mully pald up to the date of-thoissme of snid vouchors. ‘I'ho Counclt adjournad. THE COURTS. Record of Businesy /[ransnotod Yeas tordavs’ WIDENING BTATE STREET, The citv filed & petition in the Buperior Court to nscortain tho damngoes for widenlng Stato stroot from Harrison to Lyvelfth strogt. Fhoplan 18 to widon tho stroet to 100 foet:by condemuing 27.foot on tho oast sldo of -the street, Theroare about-100 persons or companics interosted, and {ho dnmages aro estimated by tho Boord of Pub- -lio Worke at $166,421.63, Owing tothodestruction of ‘all .buildings for tho wholo longth of the proposed widening, with tho oxcaption of about ablock from Ilarmon court to Twelfth stroot, tho presout Is an excollont opportunity for the | clty to obtain the.ground at & reasonablo prico, TUE ATGANTIO & PACIFIC INSUBANGE COMPANY. The argumont for the nppointment of a Ro- coiver in tho caso of the Allantic & Dacitic Insuranco Company was postponed from Baturdny Inst until yesterday, ' on .nccount of -tho absonco of Judgoe Blooro. It was bopod . Judgo Gary would hear the matter, but, in dofault of auy agreemont by tuo partios on some porson, Judge Gary declined to have aoything to do with the cage, and it was accord- ingly.postponed tntil Friday, whou it is oxpeot- cd Judgo Mooro will bo baci from his vacation, DANKRUPTOY 1TEMS, Chiristopher Frauonborg, & grocer at No.: 168 “Milwgukeo .avenue, filod & voluntary petition to Lo n%jlldi ated bavkrups, 1is liabilities are ‘nbout ‘31,800, and g nssots .only $000. The esyo was roforred to the Rogister. Morris Alpmer, a tobacconint, also filed a vol- unlary poticion stating his assets to be 2,600, and linbilitles 856,000, The matter was roferred to Rogiator Hibbard. In the matter.of Gardner & Gould, o dividend of 10 por ceut was decfared yostorday in faver of uncontested claima. 1t is probablo that anotlior dividoud of the samno amouut will be declared. SUPERION COUNT IN DAIRL. Edwin Junt et nl. sueld Lachlan & Thomas MaLagblan for 1,000, 2 ‘thomas TFlaherty brought eunit for 01,600 aggniust Stophon_ Fiaherty. Pulip Rysn sucd Wilbur F. Storey for $1,000, CINCUIT COURT, Otto F. Tishor began a smb in attachmont against Irederick Von Glahn to recover 81,657.41, TIIE QOUNTY COURT, Tn the matter of the ostate of John McIntyro, hig will was provon, and lotters of nidmunivtra- tion with tho will aunexed to Cathering Prico, under an approved bond of $2,000. Grant of gunrdianship was tssued to Catherine Prico, under an approved bond of 815,000, as guardian of Johu L. Melntyre, o miuor. T'ho will of tho late Charles A.Vogol was Y)rovcn, ond lotters testamontary to Johnuna orothen Withelmina Vogel and 0. Angustus Vogel, aud their individual bond of 363,000 was approved. ‘I'ho decensed diractod in his will that his son, QOharles Auguet Vogel, should sucosed him in tho partnersbip Dbusiness horetofore carrded on betweon himsolf and Josoph Iisher y _ virtuwo of & cortaiu agreomont dated Dec. 80, 1873, Ho bequoathiod onc-half of tho prolits -arisiug out of his intorest in nid busiuess to his wife, Jobannn D. W. Vogol, and ‘big two youugost children, Willelmina A, aud Frank A.” Vogol, and tho other half to his sone Clarles A, sud Georgo A. Yogel, m cqual parts, e dirceted tbat tho excolttors of his cstato should go on to build and completo cortein builklings upou the lot on State atrect, where tho buildings were lately burat, according to tho plans and speoitieations by him clioson, aud ho avo them tho power tn sell o cortnin ons-n cro ot at Washington ]Iflights, and also six othor lots on Lumber street, noar I'wonty-secaud, for the purpose of raising funds fo erncs aud com- plote tho buildings svove referred to, provided 16 should bocoma necessnry ao ta do, 1lo dirocted, furthor, that, after his dobts woro {.md' tho nununal rental, incomo and profits of is entiro estato, real and porsonal, should ba appropriated to tho maintenance of his wife and childeon until the estate was divided botwoen thom as ho dicacted, which was a3 follows: Yo his wife ana childron Charles A., George A., Wilholmina A., and Fravk A. Vogel,all i rent aud personal propotty, to be divided oqually nmanf them, when tio youngest, Frank A., shall havo arrived at tho nge of 21 years; or, in caso of his deuth, then nb the oxpiration of ton years from tho date of his will, but subjecs to thoe uses nud trusts herctofors montioned, He lestly directed that the oxceutors should not bo roquired to give suroty upon their oflicial boud, nod nomed as such | oxecutors bis wifo and oldost son, Charles Aunguet, The wil was dated Aug. 14, 1874, and was witnessod by Georgo Ortel, Albort Duecso, aud O. G. Woiu- swange. ‘The youngest child, Frank A., whom ha alludes to whon ho stated tho estate should not Lo dlvided until lio reschod the age of 21 years, is now 11 yoars and 7 months old.” 1is real prop- orty was valued ot ©15,000; the porsoual nt 7,130, On tho roal estato thoro ia & mortgago of 819,000, making tho total valuo of tho esinto, both renl and porsonal, 83,180, 1n tho mattor of tho estate of Blartin Weleh, aling Martin Wulsh, grant of administration to Jolin Adams, under an approved bond of $1,100. ‘I'so Court was mainly ocoupied in hearing ob- jections in the mattor of tho. State and county taxos. JUDGENTS, .Burenior COURT — CoNVESSIONS — Clinton Chalr Company vs, John J, Hennett, $101,43,~Thomas Lord va, John Esaias Warren, $1,008.49, Cinoutt Count-—~Coxrissions—Eugene McCluro vs, Johu J, Benuett, $220, ——— SOLDIERS' NATIONAL REUNION.| OALDWELL, O, Aug, 23, 1874, To the Editor of The Chicago I'ribune Bun: Every indicution scoms to bo auspleious of a groat’ gathoring horo Bept, 16, at tha Sol- diers' National Rounlon, CGon. Shormnr and Qon, Shoridan are coming. Our encamptuont is in tho woods, In an immonso upland foroat of ovor 100 acres, 'Iho colors of tho old Ohlo ropl- mouts Liave boen prooured from Coluinbus, Gon, Negloy aud Boston Corbott have promisod to ad- drosy the Rounion, Govs, Allon, Noyes, and Hondrleks will alko speak. The ocension will ba Kept cloar of politics, aud bo meraly & sooinl mocting of old frionds and comrudes from all vatts of the Union. Iroparations have heon mada to entertain 100,000 soldiors, and, from ali appoarances, donble that pumbey will bo prosent, Iho idea of octing in the woods, nnd sponding & fow days agnin aftor the old camp-stylo, tukos among the boyw, aud is what is bringlng such o grout orowd, It is bottor than bolug packed to- gothor in large, hot Lialis 1 noity, Yours, D, ——a ‘THE VICTI}1 OF A PRESS-GANG.” Tothe Editar of Fho Chicago T'vibune 3 Sues The actlclo iu your paper of Aug, 23, hended ** A Littlo Biv of istory—Victim of a Tronu-Gang," from Cassell's Magazing, is n truo story, llobert Jeffroy was on the desolute rocks for nino doys, and ahout explring with hunger, whon Cupt, Josoph Dixon, of Marblohond (fathor of tholato I'rof. Josoph Dixon, of Massuchu 80ttb, tho colebratod chomist and knvontor of tho (Dixan oritciblos, and -tho . dolizquont eorporation I tho Northwostcrn Unt-' epapall \hodring hia :namo), took him from that ‘{,csol'to‘ place, and carziod him Into Marblofioad, Mpga., wiero lio Te- ‘maluad until his roenll fo, England. ,CaptaPison® was .afferwards In England, whero he found, Ttobort in good circumstanoos, with an fncome of -93‘0"0 nfonr from (he Captain's (vionds, in ne- uittal of his clalms for damages, All tho old citizous of Marblehond will vouch for nll tho’ facts, and I hinve n fine picture of Tho Teland- Ttosoie,—sconos connected with this ovontful Distory of.Robert-JeMroys,—prosented. to-mo by, my unglo, ko, Lad jt pajyted oxpreusly,for hinis #olf by ono of pur bost wrbats, ‘k’uum, H DL BWEEISER. NORTHWESTERYN .UNLVERSITY, Juage Wallnco,Deckdes Its Lung. Not Used for School Purposes g Tixe! nblge An important deoislon was rondored by Judgo’ Wallaco in the County Court, yosterday morne fng, tho question at issue boing whothor Innd owned by an oducational institution aud leased “yith e view -to prot” could bo taxed, 'Mho vorsity, of Evauston, tho ownor of a Imrge quaatity of jaud, which is oceupled by privato porsons upder leases, thorovenno derived from tho loasing going into tho troasury of tho tnsti- :tutfon, Jiwdgment way obtained tfor the faxes and spoclal nsseesments of 1873, and, objection lolng mado -to tha salo of the land uuder it,, Judgo Wallaco oxaminod the lnw, and roached the conclusion that tho lands and lots in quos- tion coutd bo logally taxed, 'Lhie opiulon of tho Uourt was s follows ¢ In tho mattar of o sppication of tho Connty Col. Jector for Judgment ugattigt the delinquent dantls and’ lots, for taxes nuil pecial usscanmentd of 1874, belong- ingtoun fstitution of Jearniyg under tho corporaia nawgof tha Northwestern University, submitied to thin Court lst week, I flnd that tho discusaton has dis- cloned thy fact that {beto uro 'TWO CLAHSER OF OABEH, onoor tho otlier.of waleh 1 ncludes tho caso ot ‘bar, Ono elnms of casen s, for lwtance, whters tho Leafal: ture, for u coneidoration, exempty tho property of in- dividuals or corporatobadics from taxition,s—a familfar instunco of which 18 the Itlinols Coutral Raliroad Company, which, aniong ollier considorations, I8 re- uired €0 yay 7 fier cent on_ ita tross incomo into the “cesuniry of tho Stato, snd Ly.so.dofng iy esompted from geticral tuxation, ‘That is ealled In the books “comumutation: onr Supromo Court. and otler au- thorities so denfgnate 1t. /[ that class of caen T find unllioyg Ju {lio Coastitutlon .of 1818, or of 1870, that, rgstelet 1ho Lagiuiitiro i tho cxefulio of bucl nu- ority, THERT 18 ANOTIIL OLASS OF CASES whiero proporty Is exempted vy Lo Legloiuturanumder (b limttation contajnerl 1 Sec, 3 of AtL..0 of the.Uon~ ntitutionof 1370, and tho satno seticio of tho Gonstitu- ton of 1849, Now this cave, it seams to me, comes under ono or tha othier of theds two ciuskes s and, whilo in tha clan of cuses coming .under tha Umitatlon of the Conetitution-thiers muy ve somothiug of the nature of & cantract, yob ft seeims {0 1o that the rilo id down by the suprewo Court of tho Uited Siutes on the subject of *charlor contravts™ {8 not to ho su strlctly upplied to tho ciazs of cases under, tho it tion cluiise of tiro Covstitution, 'If thls care 14 ono under the limitatlon, then i THE ONLY CONBIDENATION that can bo cladmed for tno uxemption from taxation Ls tho pubtic benefit derived frow the maluteuanco of # Univeraity for the cducation of youug poople, Tucra 18 110 other couxlieation mentioned in tho charter or, in tho umendment. Tho ouly obligation I find in the original chiarqur, Hec. 4 privaty tawa of the socoud sus. soa of 184051, ‘s ths : * Such _corporators shall faithfully apply sl tho funds eolivctod or tho prococds of to proporty be-' louging to tue said Institntion according to thefr boat Judgment Ju’ ereeting and_completing suitatlo bulld ings, supporting the neceasary oflicurs, {uktructors, nnd - servants, sud procuciug Looks, maps, clarty, wlobes, sud - philojopbical, chemical, and otaer BpPPATatus necessary-to the stccess of tho Jnstitution, aud do ail ather acts wsuilly porformed by wmi institutions tnnt may Lo deemed netessary or 1o toth sucoess of tho safd inatitution wider the strictions burein futerposad, NOW TUAT 13 ALL TIIL ODLIGATION that f8 Smposed finperativoly upon_titls orporation,— that thoy sunlf nus the property for tho purpoga of orocting bulidings aud furuisiitng tho noiossry ap: paratis for currsing o an iutitution of fuls chura ter. If it {8 claimed tuat this case cowmca wador the getierul powor of tho Logislaturo to commute (axey, wo laol fn vain for auy wiention of nny obligation vr capsidoration renderod direotiy to tho Btals for ox- emption, A3 I aald beforo,"the ouly conslderation that appoars in tho charter o the ameéndmneul, {s tho e unetit derlvad from education, whica, 33 was arsuod by Judgo Goodedch, has Leew tho polics of tug luw from tho cession of 1hin territory by Virgluln tothe Unmted Sited down to the prosvit time : and overybody will sey that it is right the faw of tho Stata should recouuizo tals benetlt, But I do not think, ns Taula before, that the rulo lald dowis -by tus Supreme Cotirt of tuc Unitod States with_reforonce to churter conteactd should b6 sy irl:tly ouforeel Wilere oxenpe tiop 18 for the public benotl fustead of for diract consideration ‘rendered to tho ‘Stalo; aud I'very muct douvt whetnor it can como under tiat rals wt oll, Whilo {138 true thero la n conulderation per- haps, yet g NOTAING DIREGILY GOKS TO THI: STATE the benetlt 4 geuersl,—somutiing tuit resw nlmost purely {n the Jumgination, It tne commutation cases TR bo found nithout varlation tht sometatng direet ontored fnto tho contract,~some direct coneld eration, Iuthe Iilinols Gentral Rafiroad case tho per tont, and in tho Cairo caae, the people of tha city agravd tobear certaln pubio burd i, ote, £ think that tho caso before the Court ciearly comes unier TIUE LIMITATION GLASS OF CASLS,— tho claes of tuses wieto the Legsiaturs 15 lmited by the Coustitution. I put the question to Judige Good= rich, aud ho faid tho Court migut put the cass uuder cltuér class it saw proger. I thimk it clearly comea undor thai claugs of ho Coue atitution, und_ should b govorned by, it T mean tant thin Court should bo governed by 16 1 the —_—_— o in tho clty, Ho coverlng the oxposed norve hstily with was lio took his doparturo, and, -protected {n this ancnrlnnu way nguinst the torturo of the throbbing norve, oftlclated in the servicen of {ho Bundny, T'ho mont probablo solutlon of tho apparent myatery of tho Indden blow i (hat lio was hit by o spontiball from tho riflo of womo chinuco, caroless sportsman, 5 i e TIU GRAND JURY. Judge Gary’s Chargo 0 thnt Body=e Atrict Socrecy o Bo Obsorverts Tho speeinl Grand Jury summoned to luvestl« gato tho chargos of bribory proforred agminat cortain mombers of the oard of County Qom- miysloners, and to giva attontion to a fow othor crimiual cases of Joss impyriatco, woro ewarn in yostorday morning. 'Tho namos 'of tho mem- bors aro ny follows: Frankliu E. Bpenaor, foro- man; Samuel B, Ohase, ‘Somucl Blss, Androw Ortmayor, Charlos D. Poncock, J. A, B, Waldo, {Qeorgo . Dunbam, P. 0. Deterson, Horman Bauor, Potor Sharp, E. I, Beach, IL T, Eames, Gulbert 1L, Hubvnrd,” C. L. Larrebio, T, I.. Briggs, Murry Nolson, T. T. Gurnoy, W. I, Goodonough, Edgar Emmdnrsb Aloxandor M, Tuompaon, J. K. Gusling, Charlos Cookson, Humuel B. Raymond. ADDIRESS TOTIE JUDY, The Cowt (Judge (ary) addrossed them as follows, bufore their witudrawal to the jury- 100w : * Jit fmyaneling » Grand Jury 4t 1a usunl for il Court to do whatn gonorully called Wohnrgo tho Jury,” In tho coustaut succeanion ‘of Grand Jurlos {6 this gourly moull aftor moutls, th_obaorvance of this practleo hocguc symoichat fonotonous, and s npt to ¢, 1.6 graat oxtont, n mero owpty form, Iu o groat number of tho easos that ordinrily como beforo the Grand Jury tharo.ds vaually no nood of giving anye thivgdu tha way of instruction to tho Jury, bocauna tho luw covering thocones of thosa_thiuviiig Ecouti= drals who paes through the Juil to the Fenitentinry is very well aud vory.eusily undorstood by ovorybody, Jiut X exyoct that on Uitk occasfon thero will'bo AOMETIIING OUT OF TIIE OUDINALY COURBE predented to you for investigation, 'Tho public news. Japlera Livo Doon teoming of late with clturkes which Luzpegt Lvilll Yo your duty to investigate,. Tho Iaw apon o ubjeot of Lrlhory lias beon somowhat changed, of lato, thus afording grentor fachiltien for ascertalntug the truth of any churges that may bo made, 1 Will rend tho scction of tlia law, Aftor i four sections providing for tho punlsiment of belbry, tho Jaw fuirtler provides tiat whouovar, T any u: westigation” befdro'a Grand Jury, ou tho {rial of nuy porson charyod with any oifenss inentioued in eitbor of tho four precediug acctions, it whall appear to the Court thut anuther person than 'tho oo chatged in & amuterial and secossary wituess in tio case, and that hia _ . tostimony would toud tocrimiuate Limwbif, tho Conet: muy catse wu order to bo entored of record” that mith witnoss be reloased trom all Hnbility o Lo prosoented ar punishied an.sccodt ‘of any matler to which ho plisil o roquived o lostfy, aud upan Bucl ocder bes ing entéred such wiiness shall Do vompelied Lo toa. Hly; and it le shall tostify, such ovder hall forover affer bo a.bar 1o auy fhdiotmont, nfocmation, or prosocution against hum for such matter. And when any such wituess i admitted o testify on tho trial, and does 8o tostify, the defendunt shall also, at his own requost, bo deomed n competent witness ; but his neogloct or rétusal 1o testify shall not croato any pre- sumption ngainst him, nor'shall tho Court pormitt nny Tefercneo oF commont'to be thudo Lo or tpo such neg- Teet or refubal.” % Now, whatever clamor thoro may bo or may hnva beou 1 regurd Lo auy ovidenco of eny kind, it sifll s TIIE DULK OF THE GIAND JUIY tofzdlct ouly In casos whero oo i sullicent ovidenco, 1t du thelr dinty to oxhinust overy means n thelr power 10 ggot overy posriblo ovidénco which witl teud to show the'trath, * Yor thut puryous very proooss of Lo law kinown ty thio Gourd to compel testlinauy muy bo ro- sort 4 to, nud tite Court witl grant all nuch powers to e Jury. “When you have sll tho tentimony which Is acyongible, then it 15 tho duly of tha Jury 1o act upon that, sud "nothitng clio, aud If it satisics you that an offefino bas boen comnitted, and that thy offender bas boen dotected, it {8 then your duty to- indict hiw, sa that ho may bo puntabed for it Speaking of tho dutica of u Grand Jury, £0 old sn e thovity s Bluckelons sayss ““Liy thou willidraw, to it and recelye Indicttaonta which uco preferred to them i tho namo of tho King, bt at tho suit of Any privalo prosecutors and ihey aro ouly to liear eviliuco o tho part of the proseciie ton 3 for tho tinding of au diciment is only i the nature of n Inqairy or scausation, which s afterward £0 ba trfed and dutermined, snd tho Graud Jury ora only 10 inqulra upon thalr oaths whethur there e sul ficient catso to call upon the purty to auewerit, A Grand Jury, howover, oight to be “thoroughly por- suadod of o trath of a iudictucnt, Bo far 48 thje evidenco gocs, und ot to rest sutialed worely with rea 1moto probubilitier—a doetrine that might Lo applied to very oppreesive purposes,” So, na 1 safil before, whatover mey be tho clamor, no iridictmeut sould be fourd EXCEPT ULON KUFFICIENT EVIDENCE} but, if thore bo sutliclont evidence, uo indictmon) should be fgnored bocauso of the condsquonces of fuding such mdictment, "Lt fa ull I noed sny to you, excopt some detalls about your own-procecdings, What T rave read frog. Biackitone ubout esripi vrideuvo ouly far tho brosee Cention Iu w10 mada staliory Jaw in ils Siato by proe viding that, “Iu all complaints exbivited beforo the Grand Jury of uny pounty, buoy shall hear the evi- dence on behalf of the péople vuly," ‘Tbe testiwony of ono witness §s sufMelant for you fo uct upon to Aud any Jndlctnont, excopt in casvs of treason und perfury (sud I ezpoct thers will bo no cases of tuls chiaracter efore you) aud & Grond dury may find, #pon the iuformation of two of tholr muae ber, when not sworn : o, if ono of the Grand Jury Jenaws of thio facts, o casl bo swarn us witaess, sud bis testitony In cuough, Then twalvo of the Grand Jury must sivuys sgiee f finding an {ndletment, and {lcdo mist iy b elsteen preseat 1o trausnct avy usinoss, o) DUT A MATEBIAL TING towhlch I wish to call your attention Ia this: It hy ‘been ahnost impossible hitherto to prevent the trause actions of the Grawd Jury lesking out, sud becoming construction of tuis eharterand tio amendniout, Aud hene tho ucecssary result is tht, when tho Leglataturg say {0 Sec, 4 of tho smondmerit (found on pigo 484 of 0 privato Inws of 1833), © that all properly of what« ever kind or deseeipiion belonglug o or owtied by gaid Corporation sl bs forever frce from taxation for aby 00 Al purposes,” that to Court s boud o give & coustriiction to 'that lamgusgo with refercnce fo tho Iinguago of Ses. 8, Aft, 8 of tho Coustitution, and hoid that the Legislature moant tho oxemptio thero to e goverued by that section : “Tho property of tuo Stale, ntics, and otuer municipal corjorations, both Teal und persopal, aud such otuer proporty ms may bu sed uxclusively for agriouliural and dorll- oulbural socletied, for scool, xellgious, cemotery, sad Shiaritablo purposes, may be oxauipted from taxutlons butsuch pxemption sitall bo only vy general law,” Now, it snay bo eald that that nubitles the exemption claugo iu tho amended charter ; but, when we coe to vxamine tho gouernl statuts of 1351 upon tho mtbe Ject of exeuption, wo And that ONLY A TODTION o of tho personal propeety belouging to institutions of lonrutug Ja exuupt uader (o genural atatuio bt fs to say, tha Legisiaturs exempied ouly & part of the posotal progerty usod by tltia cluss_of insitutions, "ho Jauguuge of tho act of Feb, 12, 1833, Sev, 3, fu: “1w AL, proporty des:rived i this Bection, totlis extent Berelu-limilod, shall bo exompu from tuzation, tnat i to 83y, all lands donated for school purposde, uot gold or leaved ; oll publle school-houses wud houscy used exclusively for publle worabip, tbhe books aud furnituro thervin, sod tho ground atiached to such Dbulltings uocessary for tho proper oceupancy, use, und enjoyment of thu same, and not lewsed or otherwive ueod with a yiew to prode; all colleges; academies ; all eucdawments mads for their supnort ; all bufiding’ nd all loids connectud with urig, ot used With & viow to prodt, “Cafy provision shall not oxtend leascliold ostates of real property, held under tho churge of uny collego or unlversity of loatniug.” NOW IT WILL DIE PECEIVED, upon & closo examivation of thul sectlon, that no pere sonul property of a college or ncadomy, vxeept cudow- uents made for its support, and such bulidings us might bo so constructed us to como under th law of Joraonsl property, weew ekempd from taxution at it inte, Wo cau give thils saction force in addition to {ho general stutute, aud suy that the porsonal proporty of this institution actuslly used for school purposes— for the purposes of the Institutiou—sbull bo exompt from taxatlon, Tuo view of the Court of tha case ny oxpressed uvolds the noccesity for discussing the nuestion a8 {o whethor ° tho general lnw repoaled this amendment upon tho groumd that tho pmendment was a gratuity, laving uo consideration in It whatover, and other questions Tuised in the discueston, Tmight say hore that I flud o momoraudum {ndicuting tho nfenifon of o Ligiv- Jature un to which cluss this caso belouga to,—that. tho declaratfon that this property nhall e used' for #cliopl Jieposca fndieates tho viows of tho Legialuturo upon Lis article of the Gonstitation relutiva \oBoligols,—tho et derlve ot fatitutlons of the kind,—wul T iuk that the togislators bud fu their niods this soc- tlon of the Constitution, ung logirkytod with & view fo t, and T Liovo uo doubt thae 1t was understood that they wore lmited by i, I do not think, 1u othier words, tiat tho Logtslaturo intended to give this dnstilution n charter contsact In_tho ordinAry ne- vepration ef thut phirase,~thiat thoy were goverued by tho beneills to bo denved from this institution,—tho innomao way publie, ‘Plie law roquives that the pros ccolings Loturo the Grand Jury slull bo in socrat, aud thut tho seerecy should bo inviolate, 1t kan Leen dittls cult to prasorvs thut screay, but o statuic now re- quires that 2 slall b atriglly ‘observed, 1 whl read tho woction of tho statuto rélsting to it : “No Grand Juror, or ofileer af the court, orothet poraon, shall disclosa tiat an-indictment for flony i found, ‘or gbout 10 bo fouud, agafust any person not in custudy or under recognizauce, excopt by issuing process for hls arrest, undl bo iy urreated; nor abil auy Oraud Juror state .how nny membar of tho Jury yoicd, or whut opinion e oxprogsed on any question Defora thom i and ‘tho Gourk, in churging sald Jury, shall ipressupon thelr minds the provisions of tuls scotion, A violtion-of this ssetion sball subject tho offender to an_attaclment ao for contempt of coir, in which bo may bo fued not oxceoding $ud." 1t does not vceur.to o tiat there Iy unything far- ther thut 1 peed 42y to you, You will regalato your ow timo of adjourument, No nction was taken in tho County Commis. sionors’ onses yostorday, Siate’s Attornoy Beed prefeceing that tho Jury should commenco ltsin voutigntion‘this mornlug. THE “INTERIOR.” Zo the Editor of T'l.c Chictao Tribune: Bir: I seo that you call tho Inferior the * Presbytoricn organ.” Dleage sparo us. Tho Interior was ostablishiod by Prosbyteriaus, moro than threo-fourths of tho monoy being paid Ly tho class of mon whom tho Julerior i mow traducing os ‘‘Ratlonallsts” and +all that, becanso thoy will not sustam its oditor, Prof, Patton, in his rash and unfounded obarges Wsainst Prot. Swing. A yeur or moro after Prol, Datton cama ta Chicago, the Zuferior, by peeu- linr managoment, passed from tho hands of its original foundorsinto the hunds of My, McCor- mick. 8inco that timeit kas boon the organ of M. MeCormick aud ki3 parlicular Irio of nchody olse, Ly inscrting this u you will o%ligo mora-than one ~PrEsnsILQL Pl el it Mo Shad-riatching at flojyoie, Masss Iho Sprivgllold (Mass,) Republican says: #Shad-hatohing bas beon carriod on more exton- sivaly this season thap ever bofore, nud it is cs- thnated that 8,600,000 have boon artificially prop- ngated within tho past fow months. Those:have Leoen shipped to overy pact of tho United Starey, with the'300,000 recontly sent to Germai y, Tho hatohing appuaratus is undor the snpervision of Dr, Hudson, whilo Mr. Milner, of the Smithson- jan lustiute, takes obarge of tho shipping, which 8 dovo in tin cans. Tho boxes containng tho spawn aro moored v the rivor, a short it tanca bolow the county bridge, Lho propagation “Iias roquired the elose nitention of a dogen per- Bous & patk of tho seaso! Vulonnized Pons. genoral benefits,—there el uo dirvet bevolit to tho Bitate, ainco no mouey is pald inlo-tho treasury, “Laking this view of tho caso, the objoctions will ho overruled, Mr. Goodrich gava nollea of an appoal to tho Bu\lmmu Court, sud was accordod twonty days i which to prepare a bill of excoptions sud file & Lond, « —_—— Strange Accidonts Frous tha Toledo Commeranl, A, 22, Tho ey, Goorgo Boslay,of Pat-Iu Bay, who lins bgen offlcinting In Araco Chureh durlug the ab- vence from the city of the lioctor, the Hov. Frauk M, ffall, mot "with o somowbat ourtous and inexplicubla wmishap last Baturday. Ifo hal boon splisting wood ju tho back yard of tho Tootory at tho Island, and stopping buck into the shindo o rost n few winutos, was loamng ugaings tho wall of the houso, whon be waa suddonly struek by somothlng * thnt brought him to the grouud wud yenderod — him un consojows for s comlderablo timy, On iccovoring consolonsvess ho found that he had beon struck In tho mouth by somo abjoet just large ounongh to kuogk out one of his front tooth. Tue tooth was brokou off oloso ta tho gums. Tho nerve belug loft exposed, cauped Istouso pain, but tho Oblef Justico From the Civerpoul Courler, A vuleanized pon has bean fuvoated by Blr, Joseph Atason, which runs smoathly on the thinnest or rougls est papor, and which aluo poasosaes o qualily very de- pirable, viz, ¢ nou-corrcslvoncss, Bome specimens ware submilted to us of thess now pons, und, although necompanted with very atrog rocomutendations from tho Lopdpu pross, wo dosirad, boforo uxpresaing our opinlon on thom, o thoroughly teat their qualilivs, Tho reault s, wo are Lound to say they aro ono of tho fiott, ntid, we wighit kuy, tho zery dest, kiud of pens Wo lave weitton with, W, therefors, unhositatingly ro- commend Mr, daion's vuleanlzed pond to sl ecside s vov's *‘Satin Gloss,” Attor tho E!‘I‘l:l’nem hos washod and cloansed, 1t fa destrabile, osa utsls, to ke tho pusest starch eho can gat, ‘Tl best s suow-whito and casy to use, Uy uslclug tho groeer for Ducyea’s * Batin Gloss Htarel,” the Iaundress or Lougekecpor Wit Lo'suro 0 ket the st urtielo, cod’n Templo of Musio, Fino mfilwg plauoy, prioss $09 to $700; terms, $30 canl, Lulauco §25 per month, Bplendid orgsnd With atx stopa for $125; torms, $25 cashy, Lalauce on monthly paymonts, Walto hod blown lior firut whistio and the timo Lind come for him to loave for his ebgugemont e ————— Goysor (Saratoga) Water on I)muu:‘.x&J By Buck & Rayucr, minkers of fle ** Mazs Quiogin i i i | A